Strongs Number: H2226
- Hebrew Word
- זֶרַח
- Transliteration
- Zerach
- Phonetic
- zeh'-rakh
- Part of Speech
- Proper Name Masculine
- Strongs Definition
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{Zerach} the name of three {Israelites} also of an Idumaean and an Ethiopian prince
- BDB Definition
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Zerah or Zarah = "rising"
1. a son of Reuel and grandson of Esau, one of the dukes of the Edomites
2. twin brother of Pharez, sons of Judah and Tamar; descendants are called Zarhites, Ezrahites, and Izrahites
3. son of Simeon; also called 'Zohar'
4. a Gershonite Levite, son of Iddo of Adaiah
5. the Ethiopian or Cushite, invader of Judah in the reign of Asa who defeated the invaders; probably the same as the Egyptian king Usarken I, second king of the Egyptian 22nd dynasty or perhaps more probably Usarken II, his 2nd successor
6. another Edomite leader; possibly same as 1
- Origin
- The same as H2225
- Bible Usage
- {Zarah} Zerah.